In 1998, paleoanthropologist Ronald Clarke and his research team discovered the skull of a previously unknown human ancestor ...

What did researchers find? A 1.6-to-1.5-million-year-old skull from Ethiopia combines features from two different stages of ...

In 1990, researchers pulled a damaged cranium out of the layers of sediment in Central China. The skull was difficult to identify due to the distortion, but was assigned to the early human lineage ...

A large fossilized skull discovered in China in 1933 may be a new species of ancient human, scientists said on Friday. The Harbin cranium dates to at least 146,000 years old and a group of ...

Looking for the perfect holiday gift for a slightly morbid loved one? Adopt a skull for them. The Mütter Museum in Philadelphia's Save Our Skulls fundraiser is inviting fans of medical history and the ...

The deadly power of Tyrannosaurus rex’s massive bite presents a paradox: How did it use its bones to crush other animals’ bones without breaking its own bones in the process? After all, teeth, jaws, ...

A new species of ancient human dubbed Homo longi, or "Dragon Man," could potentially change the way we understand human evolution, scientists said Friday. Researchers said in their findings, published ...

A lone cranium in an Italian cave wound up there after being washed away from its original burial site, according to a new study. A lone cranium in an Italian cave wound up there after being washed ...

Archaeologists in Mexico discovered a rare 1,400-year-old cube-shaped skull, revealing ancient cranial modification practices ...